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Rory Gallagher: A Takamine Dreadnought-Style Electro-Acoustic Guitar, 1980s,
guitar 41in (104cm) long

17 October 2024, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Rory Gallagher: A Takamine Dreadnought-Style Electro-Acoustic Guitar,

Natural finish, bound top and back, back with stripe inlay, Indian rosewood back and sides, soundhole with rosette, four-slider EQ to top bass bout, Indian rosewood bridge with offset saddles, mahogany neck, Indian rosewood fingerboard with dot markers, bone nut, headstock with logo and three-a-side Takamine metal tuners, in plush-lined, shaped Takamine hardshell case with transit stickers, with strap,

Footnotes

Rory bought this Takamine acoustic as a back-up/live alternative for his Martin D-35 while on tour in Japan in 1991.

"It's as close to the Martin as I've heard. I got it on this Japanese trip. I'm impressed with it. When you plug it in, there's no great volume drop when you go to acoustic. You've got to keep the pressure up there. I'm impressed from the volume point of view. It plays well, and it doesn't sound synthetic like some electro-acoustics sound."
- Rory Gallagher, Guitar For The Practicing Musician, 1991.

Literature
Vivian Campbell, 'The Wearing Of The Blues', Guitar For The Practicing Musician, August 1991, www.roryon.com/guitar91.html.

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